State Investment in Housing

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is making dramatic new investments in affordable housing across the state, with several projects anticipated to receive nearly $78 million in state bond funding in an effort to help towns and cities foster economic growth, create livable communities, and attract businesses.   The investments build on the already considerable expansion of quality, affordable housing the Governor has initiated over the past several years in communities statewide.  Since the beginning of the Malloy administration in 2011, the state has provided funding to build 17,897 housing units across Connecticut.  In just 2015 alone, the state made investments to help create, rehabilitate, and preserve 11,881 housing units statewide.  …

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OpenBridgeport Website For Financial Info Online

BRIDGEPORT, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim joined Connecticut State Comptroller Kevin Lembo Wednesday to launch a project now under construction called“OpenBridgeport” – an online portal through which the public will be able to search real-time city financial information.  This information includes both revenues and expenditures, such as how much the city has received in taxes and fees, or how much is being paid to certain vendors and under what line items, for example. OpenBridgeport is modeled after the state’s “OpenConnecticut” website (www.osc.ct.gov/openct) launched by Comptroller Lembo in 2013 that publishes the state’s financial information in an effort to improve public access to important state revenue and spending data.   “When I ran for mayor last year I said we needed…

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Bridgeport News: Robber Taken Into Custody

Moeties Brown was taken into custody early this morning by the Fugitive Task Force for the armed robberies that occurred at 129 Wood Avenue (J&M Market) and 1073 Hancock Avenue ( Delicias Del Pueblo), Southport Pizza delivery man at 168 Williston Street.   Moeties will also have a warrant for the Bella Napoli Pizza deliveryman robbery that occurred on Pembroke Street and is being investigated for several other robberies throughout the city. (Bridgeport Police Press Release)

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YOUR Personal Info Is Online From Voting Records

Your personal information from your voting information like your party affiliation, your phone number and address is online by PRIVATE websites like  http://connvoters.com.    Date of birth information is important information for identity theft.  Phone numbers are great for telemarketers.  Your home address is great for stalkers.   Even Connecticut Secretary of  State Denise Merrill, who is in charge of voting in the state is listed.   Is this legal?   The site says "The State of Connecticut provides this information to anybody who wants it."  Connvoters.com continues "You do not own the information. It is public information. In a free country, anybody may freely communicate true facts lawfully obtained from a public record. Read on for the removal request option."  …

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